The one-minute footage, a patriotic advert for the country's Olympic team, caused a storm as it showed Argentina's hockey midfielder Fernando Zylberberg training on Falklands landmarks and ended with the slogan: "To compete on English soil, we are training on Argentine soil."

Following the obvious attempt to stir up emotions around the 30-year anniversary of the Falklands War, which Britain won following a surprise attack by the Argentines, the country were caused embarrassment when Zylberberg failed to be selected for the Games.

Their Pool A game is expected to be eventful at the Riverbank Arena on the Olympic Park. News of the fixture comes as the competition schedules for both the men and women was confirmed on Tuesday.

The first game at the Riverbank Arena takes place on Sunday July 29, with the first semi-finals taking place on August 8 for the women and the following day for the men. The women’s final is on August 10 and the men’s a day later.

The first match will see Australia’s women take on neighbours New Zealand, while Great Britain women’s first match will be against Japan. The current Olympic Champions Netherlands’ first game is against Belgium, who are making their first appearance at an Olympic Games.

In the men’s competition, the current Olympic Champions Germany start their tournament with a match against Belgium and August 5 will see the top two ranked teams in each pool go head-to-head, with Germany playing the Netherlands and Great Britain playing Australia.

Leandro Negre, president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said: “As the London Games approach, the excitement in the hockey world continues to build. Now that we know the official schedule of the men’s and women’s tournaments, the dream of one of the most highly anticipated Olympic Games is quickly becoming a reality.

"We look forward to working with Locog in the next few months to make sure that everything is ready to welcome the world’s top hockey players to an unforgettable Games.”

Based on world rankings, the 12 teams in both tournaments have been divided in to two pools of six, and each team plays every other in their pool. The top two teams in each pool qualify for the semi-finals, with the winners then going head-to-head for the Gold medal. The other teams in the two groups play each other to determine final placings.